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Though the holiday season brings a lot of cheer and happiness in the hearts of the people. It is also the same holiday season that sometimes drives numerous people to attempt to take their own lives.<\/p>\n

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A research was conducted by Brendan Cavanagh in 2015 in order to understand the periods and times when individuals were most at risk of suicide. He found out that days of the week months of the year, national and religious holidays can in fact, be used as indicators in the variation of suicide rates.<\/p>\n

Shruthi, a student of psychology and a volunteer for a London based student helpline said, \u201cEvery year, around the New Year\u2019s eve, we get a number of calls where people call us just before they are attempting to take their lives. Generally, they just want to hear someone tell them that they have someone looking out for them.\u201d<\/p>\n

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New Year\u2019s Day is the day when the most number of suicides are attempted and while Christmas day has the lowest suicide rate, it is during the Christmas period as a whole that there may be a spike in the suicides.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe kind of calls that we get are sometimes triggered due to Google\u2019s new policy of giving out helpline numbers when someone tries to look up a way to commit suicide. Usually, we do end up talking them out of taking such an extreme step but there is always those or two who we can\u2019t save and they haunt us\u201d said another volunteer. \u201cBut that is what drives us to strive harder and ensure that everyone who calls us is safe.\u201d<\/p>\n

According to the Office for National Statistics (GB), there has been a 3.4% decrease in the number of registered suicides in 2016 than in 2015.<\/p>\n

\u201cThough there has been a significant decrease in the number suicides in the past year, we still are cautious about the calls that we get during the holiday period as it is the time when a lot of people are at their most vulnerable\u201d Shruthi said.<\/p>\n

This happens due to the unrealistic expectations, the financial pressures and excessive commitments that the holidays bring about with them. Further, there are certain people who may feel anxious or depressed around the winter holidays due to Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD). All these factors may lead people to believe that their life isn\u2019t worth it and they may go ahead and attempt suicide.<\/p>\n

\u201cAlthough, people say that April is the time when people are more prone to attempt suicide, it is during the winter months that we get the maximum number of calls. It isn\u2019t just people who are attempting to commit suicide. It is also the families of the people who have lost someone in similar incidents. While it is sad to get such calls, we also have some of the family members volunteering for us.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese are the little things that keep us going and make it easier to take calls and tell people that they will be okay.\u201d Said Shruthi.<\/p>\n

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While the holidays are approaching, the helplines are working full time to ensure lesser loss of life. There are number of helplines in Cardiff itself that can be contacted in case anyone sees a person going through a bad phase or if anyone feels hopeless and depressed around the holiday time.<\/p>\n

The helplines are\u00a0www.cardiffnightline.co.uk and\u00a0www.studentminds.org.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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